Winding mechanism for automatic fishing reels



March 10, 1953 T. A. MAURY ET AL 2,630,977

WINDING MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATIC FISHING REELs Filed Sept. 15, 1949 2SHEETS-SHEET l E I Er: l

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HTTONE YS Patented Mar. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES WINDING MECHANISM FORAUTOMATIC FISHING REELS Thomas A. Maury, Herkimer, and Alfred i).

Maury, Ilion, N. Y., assignors to Martin Automatic Fishing Reel Co.,Inc., Mohawk, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 15,1949, Serial No. 115,904

1 Claim.

This invention relates to spring Winding mechanism for automatic fishingreels of the general ty-pe shown in Maury Patents 1,909,621, May 126,1933; 2,175,756, October 10, 193-9, and 2,301,732, November l0, 1942.

It has for its object an operator releasable over-running clutchmechanism, as distinguished from a ratchet mechanism, for normallypreventing retrograde rotation of the spring winding drum and unloadingof the spring, and more specifically a mechanism comprising a `cam orclutch lever having friction surfaces for coacting with the winding-drum which houses the spring, which lever is pivoted on an axis to axed support eccentric to the axis of the reel, or the spindle thereof,so that the friction surfaces have a eamming or wedging action on thedrum, the lever having a fing-er piece exposed on the periphery of thecasing of the reel.

'The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinationsand constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure l is a side elevation of the reel.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation of the reel looking down in Figure l,partly broken away to sho-w the assembly of the winding spring drum, thesupport for the friction or cam lever, and the casing of the reel.

Figures 3 and 4 are face views of the cam lever, the support therefor,and the contiguous part of the spring drum show-ing the Wedgingoperation of the friction shoes of the 'cam lever.

Figures 5 and 6 are fragmentary views showing the manner of interlockingthe supporting disk for the cam lever and the contiguous portion of thecasing to locate the cam lever and hold its support fixed relatively tothe casing.

Figures 7 and 8 are fragmentary views of the retaining ring and thecontiguous portion of the casing showing the means for securing theretaining ring to the casing.

The numeral I designates the body of the reel which is cylindrical ingeneral form and in which is mounted a line reel or spool 2 on a spindle3, the spindle extending axially out of the body beyond one side of thesame, Figure 2. There is a train of suitable motion transmitting gearingas at 4, in Figure 2, between the spindle 3 and the spool reel 2, asshown in said patents.

=5 designates the .brake lever operable to retard the rotation of thespool under the pull of the PATENT OFFICE fish on the line. The brakeusually operates on a gear in the train of gears 4, as for instance, inPatent 2,175,756.

5 designates a winding drum in the form of a shallow cup, land l a planespiral spring in the winding drum A6, the spring being anchored at 8 atits outer end to the cylindrical wall of the drum in any suitable mannerand being anchored at 9 at its inner end to a, hub on the spindle 3,Figure 2, the hub being rotatable with the spindle but being axiallyremovable therefrom when the retaining ring, to be hereinaftermentioned, is removed. The drum has Ia peripheral flange Ill with whichthe retaining ring coacts.

The invention resides in an overrunning clutch mechanism operable tocoact with the drum and hold the winding drum 6 from retrograde movementafter each turn given it to wind the spring l, and operator releasableto release the drum to untension or unload the spring.

I-I is a support in the form of Ia disk for the cam lever I2, Figures 3and 4, constituting the subject matter of this invention. The support IIis here shown as discoidal and interposed between the winding drum 6 andspring l, and the opposing side of the .casing I. It is locatedrelatively to the casing by a peripheral lug or shoulder I3 interttingin a notch I4 formed in the opposing edgev of the casing. This lugprevents the support and hence the lever from turning relatively to the`casing under the influence of the winding drum 6.

I5 is a retaining ring or collar having an intern-al flange I5 at itsouter side which shoulders against the flange It) of the winding drumand hence holds the drum from axial displacement. The lever I2 is heresho-Wn as pivoted at I6, Figures 3 and 4, to the disk II eccentric tothe spindle 3 and has outwardly extending arms Il and I8 formed withangularly extending brake shoes I9 and 26 which coact with the edge ofthe flange Ill to serve as a 'brake or Wedge to hold the spring fromreacting. by a spring y2| in su-ch direction as to cause the shoes I9,20, to shi-ft into ya wedging position. The lever is also formed with anoperating arm 22 having a finger piece 23 exposed on the peripheralsurface of the casing or the retaining ring. The lever |12, whichconsists of three diverging arms, is formed with a s-loft |20 throughwhich the spindle 3 extends. The lever arms I7, I8 diverge from eachother at angles less than a, straight angle or diameter of thesupporting disk II. Hence, the shoes at the ends of the arms normallytend to thrust the support I-I to the The lever II is biased right,Figures 3 and 4, and wedge the disk Il at its right edge against theflange L50 of the retaining ring.

The retaining ring is formed with a slot 24, Figures 2 and '7, throughwhich the linger piece is exposed on the outside of the reel.The-retaining ring may be held in position in any suitable manner. It ishere shown as interlocked with the casing by successive axial andpartial turning movements to engage lugs as 25 on the ring in angular orbayonet joint slots 26, Figure 5, in the peripheral wall of the casing.A suitable spring catch 21, Figure 8, on the retaining ring is locatedto snap into a hole 28, Figure 8, in the casing when the bayonet ljointis in interlocked position. This construction as to the bayonet jointand the snap catchforms no part of the invention.

The cam lever I2 is a form of over-running clutch coacting withthe'vvinding drum 6 to permit the drum to be turned to load the spring1, and operator releasable to unload the spring.

The details of construction of the reel form no part of this invention.This invention relates solely to the cam lever over-running clutch, itssupport, and the location in the assembly.

What We claim is:

A Winding mechanism for automatic shing reels which comprises acylindrical casing in which a rotatable spindle is mounted and on whichthe line reel is mounted, including a Winding drum on one side of thecasing, a plane spiral spring lll 4 anchored at its outer end to thedrum and at its inner end to a hub on the spindle and rotatabletherewith, and an operator releasable over-running clutch mechanism forholding the drum from being turned by the spring in a retrogradedirection, said mechanism comprising a supporting disk interlocked withthe casing and located between the casing and the drum, and anoverrunning clutch carried by the disk and coacting with the drum, theclutch comprising a cam lever pivoted to the disk on one side thereofeccentric to the axis of the spindle, the lever havingcircurnferentialltr spaced shoes located to frictionally engage acylindrical surface of the drum to hold the drum from being actuated bythe spring, the lever having a nger piece located outside of the casingto release the lever, the lever being spring biased to carry thefriction shoes into frictional engagement with the drum.

THOMAS A. MAURY. ALFRED D. MAURY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNIT-ED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,813,275 Burdick July 7, 19311,964,998 Perrine July 3, 1934 2,148,185 Blocker Feb. 21, 1939

